As soon as the topic came out, there was a burst of screams at the scene. No one expected Wu Huai to dare to ask such a hot and straightforward question on the show.
Yue Yingxue looked at him in surprise, then shook her head, pouting in a teasing tone, "I'm sorry, I already have Mr. Qin."
Wu Huai didn't give up and continued to ask: "I mean, if Qin Shen wasn't there, would I have a chance?"
Yue Yingxue smiled faintly at Wu Huai and the camera, allowing the camera to capture her beauty at the right time, and then said in a coquettish voice, "Well, maybe."
Wu Huai's heart raced upon hearing this. What did this mean? Was this a hint from Yue Yingxue? Was it that even without Qin Shen, he still had a chance?
Thinking of this, Wu Huai couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
It was Wu Huai's turn to play the game, and the topic he drew was "What is the most adventurous thing you have done in your life?"
Wu Huai was in a good mood and said casually, "Confess to the girl you like on the show."
After he finished speaking, everyone at the scene looked at him and Yue Yingxue with complicated expressions. Yue Yingxue and Qin Shen had already made their relationship public at that time, and Wu Huai openly saying such things on the show inevitably made people suspect that there was something going on between them.
Yue Yingxue panicked at the looks of the people around her and quickly shook her head, "No, that doesn't count. Tell me another one, and be serious."
Maybe it was because he was overwhelmed by Yue Yingxue's previous answer or something, but Wu Huai was in a very good mood at the moment. Even though Yue Yingxue had just hurriedly asked him to repeat himself, it did not affect his mood.
But since she had spoken, he would definitely give her face. He thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, then I'll say it again."
He lowered his head, a flash of anger in his eyes: "I hit someone while driving in the suburbs, and then I ran away."
As soon as these words came out, the agent sitting in the audience turned pale as paper and trembled uncontrollably.
But the audience was completely unaware and thought he was joking, because no one believed that anyone would dare to openly admit in public that they had broken the law, so everyone thought he was joking.
One guest even teased him: "Wu Huai, why are you bringing up your experience playing PUBG? If you do that, I'll just say I knocked out a team by myself!"
"Yeah, hahahahahahahaha..."
The guests and audience at the scene all took it as a joke, but when the program was broadcast, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, who was bored at home watching TV with his wife, suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Wu Huai.
Those of them who study criminal investigation always have some occupational diseases, and watching variety shows is no exception. When Wu Huai said on the show that he had hit someone, coupled with the subtle hostility in his eyes and unnatural body language, the deputy director instantly felt that things were not that simple.
After returning to the police station, he asked people to find out the hit-and-run cases that had not been solved in all these years, and checked Wu Huai's whereabouts and the whereabouts of the cars under his name in all these years. After nearly a month of comparison, he finally solved the "Death of Lu Xingyan, a nobleman in the capital, in a car accident" case that had troubled the imperial police station for three years.
In the book, this case had a profound impact. The news of a former top star fatally hitting a wealthy Beijing tycoon and then fleeing the scene shocked the nation. Having lost their leader, the Lu Group turned their grief into strength. The lawyers at the Lu Group's law firm were ruthless, vowing to make Wu Huai pay for his crimes. Their tireless efforts ultimately resulted in Wu Huai being sentenced to death.
It looks thrilling, but in the book it is actually just a biography of Yue Yingxue, and is mentioned as some minor content.
So if Wen Qianqian hadn't taken over the case again after joining the police station, she might not have been able to remember it.
She narrowed her eyes and suddenly realized that the name of the murderer had been hidden in the novel for a long time. No wonder the police in the book had not solved the case for three years. A top star might only appear in scenes with spotlights in the eyes of the public. Who would have thought that he would actually hit someone in the wilderness?
The two people have nothing in common, they don't even know each other, let alone have any grudges. Who would associate it with him?
Thinking of this, she pondered for a moment, then stood up and asked the team members, "Excuse me, where can I see the surveillance footage of the accident?"
The team member was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to see the video, but still handed her a USB flash drive: "We have copied the surveillance footage here, you can take a look first. If you still need it, you can go to the monitoring center to check it out."
Wen Qianqian thanked him and started watching the surveillance video from her seat.
Sure enough, what the team members said was correct. No suspicious vehicles were seen on the main roads near the accident during the relevant time.
Therefore, the surveillance area must be at least doubled. In fact, every expansion of the surveillance area will require the addition of numerous surveillance cameras. Vehicles on open roads are almost instantaneous and difficult to detect. All surveillance footage must be repeatedly reviewed manually with the naked eye, which will undoubtedly increase the workload of the police exponentially.
This method of checking doesn’t work, it’s too slow. Wen Qianqian couldn’t help but evaluate it in her heart.
Compared to the world in the book, the current world is still different from it. At least this time Lu Xingyan is still alive, and she has arrived at the scene and even witnessed an important clue, the "red car tail".
It is difficult to guess the answer based on the question, especially when the question is confusing and you have no idea at all. The hope of getting the answer is very slim, but it is relatively simple to look for evidence with the answer.
Thinking of this, Wen Qianqian took out her phone and posted a message on Weibo: "Hello everyone, a few days ago, when I was taking a taxi back from the civil servant physical fitness test, I accidentally left my diamond bracelet in the car. Who knew the owner of the car might have been tempted by the money and denied it, and I can't contact him at all. That bracelet is very important to me. Has anyone seen a red car near the Linshan District in the suburbs of Beijing between 6:30 and 8 pm on the 7th? Please let me know if you can find the diamond bracelet. I will be rewarded!"
After the media's frenzy some time ago, almost the entire Internet knew that Wen Qianqian went to the suburbs to take a physical test that day, so no one doubted her statement.
In addition, she deliberately said that the lost thing was a diamond bracelet, because this thing sounds very valuable and can attract more onlookers.
Sure enough, a bunch of marketing accounts heard the news and immediately started forwarding it:
Come on, guys, help Wen Qianqian find a bracelet. A celebrity is rich, and one drop can easily yield a diamond bracelet. Hey guys, she said there's a big reward, so don't miss it if you pass by. If we're lucky enough to see one, we'll make a killing!
[Sisters, come and help Wen Qianqian find a bracelet. Whether we can get rich in the second half of the year depends on how well we perform this time!]
I'll provide the driver's information. Once the bracelet is found, can you let me remove the two diamonds? [Image: dog head holding a flower.jpg]
Soon #全民帮文浅浅找出链# became a hot search, and the onlookers immediately became agitated.
I was originally worried that this method would just be for fun and not necessarily yield much useful information, but when everyone heard the "generous reward," they were so enthusiastic that private messages and replies poured in like snowflakes:
[Qianqian, Qianqian, I saw a red Land Rover on Linlin Road at 6pm on the 7th, parked near the stadium. Is this the one?]
[Qianqian, I happened to see a red taxi the other day in Linshan District. Is this the one you're talking about?]
[Qianqian, I saw a red Beetle the other day. It was so cute and round. Is that it?] She said, attaching a photo.
Wen Qianqian did not delay and carefully checked each message and photo one by one. However, two hours passed and she still had no results.
She frowned and thought for a moment. Could it be that this method wouldn't work?
Just as I finished thinking, another message suddenly popped up on Weibo. A netizen named Xiaowawa replied:
Although it wasn't a taxi, and it was a bit far from where Qianqian mentioned, I did see a real Ferrari for the first time that night! It was a red Ferrari, and it ran super cool!
After saying that, he also brought a photo of the Ferrari from the side.
The moment she saw the photo, Wen Qianqian's eyebrows jumped, and she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity at the rear of the car.
After a few minutes, someone suddenly replied to this reply:
[Wow, this car is so beautiful! My brother has the same model. I remember it was a limited edition, and they said there were only 10 of them in the entire capital!]
After saying that, he also posted a photo below.
In the photo, Wu Huai sat in the car humbly and politely, with a reserved smile, holding the steering wheel with one hand and waving hello to fans with the other.
That’s him! Wen Qianqian’s eyes lit up, and she silently gave the little fan a thumbs up, then printed out both pictures.
These two replies were quickly drowned out among tens of thousands of replies, as if they were no different from ordinary replies. No one took them seriously, but Wen Qianqian picked up the most important thing at this moment when everyone was ignoring them.
She compared the location where the photo was taken with the location of the car accident scene, pondered for a moment, took out a map of the Beijing suburbs and looked at it for a while, and roughly estimated Wu Huai's route. It turned out that he had been avoiding being photographed. After hitting someone, he took shortcuts all the way and did not get on the main road until he had driven dozens of kilometers away. No wonder the camera could not capture him.
Near the Third Ring Road of the imperial capital, there is a villa area with an excellent geographical location. It is quiet in the midst of the hustle and bustle. It not only occupies an excellent geographical location and has convenient transportation on the Third Ring Road, but also has a group of villas that are extremely comfortable.
You have to know how luxurious it is to build a villa in a place like the Third Ring Road where every inch of land is valuable. It is not something that ordinary people can afford.
However, Wu Huai owns a villa here. As one of the top stars in the entertainment industry at this stage, his annual salary is calculated in hundreds of millions, and the highest can reach 1 billion a year. Although there is still a gap between him and other wealthy businessmen in the villa area, in his opinion, this house is a symbol of his upper class status.
At this moment, he was holding a bottle of wine, lying on the ground drunkenly, his eyes bloodshot. He was silent while drinking bottle after bottle.
"Damn it, if I knew the person you hit was Lu Xingyan, I wouldn't let you get away!" The agent was so anxious that he was running around beside him, cursing as he walked.
"What if I don't run away? Ha." Wu Huai sneered: "I hit him like that. If I don't run away, will he kill me when he wakes up?"
He smiled sinisterly: "Even if I die, you can't escape."
For some reason, the agent got goosebumps watching him smile, but he still yelled in dissatisfaction, "You and I were in an ordinary taxi at the time. The people inside were all poor. They died and the commotion would have been over in two days. That's why I told you the escape route! Who knew you would mess with Lu Xingyan for no reason? Is he someone we can afford to mess with?"
Wu Huai squinted his eyes drunkenly. "I didn't even know the person inside was Lu Xingyan. Who would have thought that a business tycoon like him would ride in a car like that?"
Then, seeing his agent almost fainting from anxiety, he spoke to comfort him, "Alright, alright, don't worry too much. I checked carefully when I escaped, and there was no one around. I also ran exactly along the route you described. The police surveillance couldn't find me. Even if that person was Lu Xingyan, so what? Even if the king of heaven came, he wouldn't know it was me. Don't worry!"
"But..." The agent's facial features wrinkled in fear.
After all, Wu Huai is his cash cow, and the interests of the two are absolutely related, so he doesn't want anything to happen to Wu Huai more than anyone else.
When he heard Wu Huai say that someone might have been killed that day, he was indeed briefly anxious, but when he heard him say that the other party was a poor and powerless person, he felt a little relieved.
Thinking about Wu Huai's identity, if he was discovered and exposed, he would be completely finished, so he took a deep breath and taught Wu Huai how to escape, risking the risk of becoming an accomplice.
He thought that everything would be fine after the man died, but news came that night that the person who was hit was not only not dead, but was also the top boss in Beijing, Lu Xingyan. He was completely stunned. Ever since he learned about this, his heart rate has become abnormal, and he has been unable to sleep for several nights in a row.
"No buts," Wu Huai picked up a cigarette and smoked it skillfully. Although he appeared to be a handsome, shy and good boy in public, it did not prevent him from getting involved in everything in private.
He glanced at his agent and said, "It's already happened. You have to trust me. And if you want to leave, leave. If not, stay in the living room. I'm going to bed."
After saying that, he stood up drunkenly, dragging his slippers.
"Sleep your fucking head, how the fuck can you still sleep!" The agent picked up a pillow and threw it at his back, but the pillow was too soft and didn't hit him at all.
Wu Huai slammed the door shut, extinguished his cigarette crookedly on the carpet, leaving a dark hole in it, then smiled contemptuously and lay down on the bed to sleep.
He didn't know how long he slept, but the images in his mind began to become clearer, and he felt that he had had a very strange and long dream.
In his dream, he returned to the scene of the car accident that day. He pushed Lu Xingyan away with a cruel smile and said to him, "You'd better die!" Then all the scenes began to fast forward, flying forward, and suddenly it was a day three years later.
Three years later, he had gradually become out of fashion, but he was still invited by the program crew to appear on the show with his goddess Yue Yingxue. He was so happy that he said something. As a result, one day more than a month after the show was broadcast, a group of people in police uniforms suddenly broke into his house, telling him not to move while searching his house.
Soon, they found the garage below and took a lot of photos of his red Ferrari, saying, "Finally found it."
Wu Huai was shocked, his heart beating faster than a drum. He knew what that car meant. With so many policemen surrounding the car, it must be something bad.
He was stopped outside, but he still yelled at the people inside: "No, don't touch that car!"
But no one paid any attention to him. They continued to take pictures of the car and then called a tow truck to tow it away.
Wu Huai shouted frantically: "What's going on? Why are you touching my car? What on earth are you going to do?"
At this time, the leading policeman took out a piece of paper. Wu Huai squinted his eyes and found the "Arrest Warrant" on it.
"Wu Huai, the police think you may be involved in a major case. Please come with us." The person on the other side said without any emotion.
Wu Huai was so frightened that his whole body felt like a sieve: "I won't go, I won't go, I won't go!" He roared with all his strength, his voice shaking the sky.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Wu Huai, wake up, wake up!"
In the chaos and despair, Wu Huai suddenly heard someone calling him, the voice getting louder and louder. He was ecstatic and used all his strength to open his eyes suddenly. When he woke up, he found that he was panting as if he had just run 1500 meters, and his sweat had soaked the sheets behind him.
"I'm glad you're okay," the agent said, letting out a long sigh as he sat beside the bed. "You just started yelling in your sleep and scared me to death."
"Am I dreaming?" Wu Huai was covered in cold sweat and had no strength left in his body, but he couldn't help but doubt everything in front of him. If it was a dream, then the dream was too real, even he felt very scared when he was in it.
"Okay, I'll go back first if you're okay," the agent stood up and prepared to go back.
"Wait a minute!" Wu Huai stopped him, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
To be honest, Wu Huai just looks weird, and the company gave him a humble and polite personality, but in fact he is very arrogant and has some antisocial personality.
Before, he didn't care about the car accident at all. Even though there was a bloody storm outside, he didn't take it seriously at all.
But the dream he just had scared him thoroughly. He was so scared that even 10 minutes after waking up, he still felt that the dream was real, as if the dream was a prophecy that his story would be revealed in 3 years.
Being exposed would mean eternal damnation, and Wu Huai understood the crux of the matter too well.
"Damn, what's wrong with you? Why are your hands shaking so badly?" The agent was about to leave, but after being caught by Wu Huai, he noticed something was wrong with him.
Wu Huai forced himself to calm down, his voice hoarse: "Lao Wang, I want to get rid of that car."
"No way? Are you kidding?" The agent was a little surprised.
Wu Huai's body was shaking, his face tense. "I'm not kidding. Go get rid of that car. You can take it back to the factory and dismantle it and sell it. Even better, destroy it and sell it as scrap metal. In short, get rid of it as soon as possible."
The agent frowned. "No way! Isn't this your favorite car? You only bought it less than two months ago. It's a brand new car. You spent over 10 million on it. Are you really willing to part with it?"
Wu Huai said coldly: "Even if I'm reluctant, I have to let it go. If I get rid of it, it will be hard to find evidence in this world to prove that I hit someone named Lu."
The agent thought about it and gritted his teeth: "Okay, you are right. Let's go ask now to avoid any more trouble." After that, he turned around and left Wu Huai's house.
Wu Huai lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze, no longer wanting to sleep.
On the other side of the imperial capital, Wen Qianqian knocked on the door of Captain Zhang, the person in charge of the accident, holding 8 pictures and video screenshots provided by netizens.
Hearing the knock on the door, Captain Zhang raised his head from a pile of documents and said, "Come in."
Wen Qianqian walked into the office calmly: "Hello, Captain Zhang, I'm Wen Qianqian, the newcomer to the police station."
Captain Zhang nodded. "Yes, I know you. You just joined us a few days ago. I even asked your Captain Gu to come over to assist with this hit-and-run case."
He looked at Wen Qianqian: "So, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"
Wen Qianqian stepped forward and placed several pictures of the vehicle in front of Captain Zhang. "Captain Zhang, you know, I was the only witness to the hit-and-run incident, but when I went there, I only saw a little red shadow."
She pointed at the photo. "So, I wanted to follow up on this investigation. I collected online searches for red vehicles seen near the Linshan District area between 6:00 and 8:00 PM that evening, expanding the area to a 30-kilometer radius. Based on the responses, I've selected eight suspicious vehicles for your reference."
To be honest, when she said this, she actually already knew the answer in her heart, but she couldn't tell others that she had read the novel and had the ability to predict the future, so she had to do this for now.
"Oh?" Captain Zhang looked at the photos she brought with great interest. "Our people are still checking the surveillance footage, and you already have photos? Great! It seems that online collection can sometimes be faster than manual collection."
"Online solicitation can only be used as a reference. After all, there are bound to be omissions. You have to understand that in our line of work, we must not miss a single suspicious lead. There can be no omissions."
Wen Qianqian nodded: "Yes." In her previous life, she had solved many cases, relying on her meticulousness.
"However, it's a good thing that we can detect so many cars. The manual screening of other cars is not that fast. We can start with these cars first, and then add the missing ones after the manual screening comes out." He smiled and affirmed the results of this time.
Then he looked at Wen Qianqian as if examining her: "So, Comrade Wen, since we've already checked so many cars, which one do you think is the most suspicious? Which one should we start with?"
Wen Qianqian pointed to the red Ferrari without hesitation: "This one."
Captain Zhang glanced at her with some surprise. "Are you so determined? Who is the owner of this car? Have you checked?"
"The owner of the car is Wu Huai, and he's a celebrity." Wen Qianqian answered truthfully.
"A star?" Captain Zhang was even more surprised. Like everyone else, he subconsciously thought that a star would not appear alone in such a desolate place.
"Why do you think it's him?" Captain Zhang asked curiously.
Wen Qianqian took out a map and said, "Because the map shows that there is a small road leading from the accident scene to the address where the car appeared. It can easily pass through the small road and avoid the cameras on the main road."
"In addition, by working backwards based on the time and location where the netizen saw the car, and adding the car's average speed, we can find that if we drive faster, we can just reach the location that the netizen saw." She stretched out her hand and drew a circle on the map.
While she was explaining to Captain Zhang, she had already locked onto her target in her mind.
Captain Zhang listened and nodded. "That's an interesting guess, and it sounds reasonable."
Wen Qianqian thought for a moment and said, "Captain Zhang, I want to apply for a search warrant from the bureau."
Captain Zhang frowned upon hearing this. "Xiao Wen, you should know that although your speculation sounds reasonable, it still needs to be investigated and verified. Applying for a search warrant rashly is not rigorous. If you get the wrong person, it will be very troublesome."
Wen Qianqian looked at him seriously but didn't back down. "I know everything you said, but time is running out. The driver who got away might destroy the evidence. I'm afraid if we act slowly, it will be difficult to obtain evidence."
According to the content of the book, Lu Xingyan had died in the car accident, so Wu Huai was not on guard at all. In addition, he was bold and reckless in his daily life, so he didn't think about selling the stolen goods.
It wasn't until three years later when police broke into the house and found the car that they found the evidence.
But the situation is different now. Lu Xingyan is not dead. Wu Huai might worry that he will be exposed and go to deal with the car in advance.
Wen Qianqian pursed her lips, so the police didn't have much time to collect evidence.
Captain Zhang was a little hesitant. He instinctively felt that he should not apply for a search warrant. It was indeed too risky to rashly hand the matter over to a newcomer.
Wen Qianqian noticed his hesitation, thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I will prove that it is indeed necessary to search this Wu Huai."
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